Princeton Review

A new college preparatory link his been added to the library web page, Princeton Review. You can click on the name of the link on left or go to the permanent link in the "More Links" section in the left hand column under the picture of the librarian.

Many lie over books to impress!

Nearly half of all men and one-third of women have lied about what they have read to try to impress friends or potential partners, a survey suggests.

Men were most likely to do this to appear intellectual or romantic, found the poll of 1,500 people by Populus for the National Year of Reading campaign.

The men polled said they would be most impressed by women who read news websites, Shakespeare or song lyrics.

Women said men should have read Nelson Mandela's biography or Shakespeare.
Among the 1,500 who took part in the research were 864 teenagers.

About four in 10 of the 1,500 said they had lied about what they had read to impress friends or potential partners - 46% of men and 33% of women.

Among teenagers, the figure rose to 74%, with most saying they would pretend to have read social networking pages or song lyrics.

One in five adults said they would read their chosen material whilst waiting for their date to arrive in the hope of making a good first impression.

Honor Wilson-Fletcher, director of the National Year of Reading campaign, said: "Reading is a brilliant tool for self-expression.

"I love the fact that every generation seems to know that it can help us all increase our potential appeal in the search for love and romance.

"For all the talk of our superficial obsession with beauty, it looks like underneath it all we know that brains contribute to sex appeal too."

Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/education/7776046.stm

Published: 2008/12/11 02:47:26 GMT

© BBC MMVIII

Celebrating Black History

Click here to visit a new link, "Celebrating Black History 365."

This link from Lawson State Community College in Alabama celebrates the contributions of many great African Americans of the past and present. It is a great research tool that is regularly updated. The link can also be found under "More Links" on the left side of this web page.

Turn in those overdue books!

Man returns book overdue since 1960

3:11 p.m. EST, January 7, 2007

HANCOCK, Michigan (AP) -- Robert Nuranen handed the local librarian a book he'd checked out for a ninth-grade assignment -- along with a check for 47 years' worth of late fees.
Nuranen said his mother misplaced the copy of "Prince of Egypt" while cleaning the house. The family came across it every so often, only to set it aside again. He found it last week while looking through a box in the attic.

"I figured I'd better get it in before we waited another 10 years," he said after turning it in Friday with the $171.32 check. "Fifty-seven years would be embarrassing."
The book, with its last due date stamped June 2, 1960, was part of the young Nuranen's fascination with Egypt. He went on to visit that country and 54 others, and all 50 states, he said, but he never did finish the book.

Nuranen now lives in Los Angeles, where he teaches seventh-grade social studies and language arts.

The library had long ago lost any record of the book, librarian Sue Zubiena said.
"I'm going to use it as an example," she said. "It's never too late to return your books."
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press.

Unlike the library in Hancock, Michigan, overdue charges at Furr never exceed $1.

Author Visit at Furr

Kaye Gibbons, author of Ellen Foster, will be visiting the Furr Library on Monday, 20 October, to discuss her book with Ms. Trottier's 5th period AP class.

Feed the World

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Build your vocabulary and earn sponsored rice donations to the UN World Food Program.

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Enroll in the 2008 Summer Reading Club

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HISD and the Houston Public Library are sponsoring a Summer Reading Club where you can choose five books at your own lexile level to read over the summer.

Click here to enroll.

Then scroll down and create your personalized book list from books in your school library.

Once you have created your list, you can take the list to your local Houston Public Library Branch to check out these books during the summer when your school library is closed.

Click here to find your nearest Houston Public Library Branch.

Summer Reading List

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